Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Competition Schedule Road to LA 2028

[intoronto 6,911]

3 hours ago, Morten Jensen said:

What about the schedule of FIH-hockey?

There are 17 days of competition, but they only need 16 days. 10 days (6 matches in 2 sessions) of group plays and 6 days with quarter-, semi- and finals. 

 

Perhaps the opening match is one day and then rest of the schedule as normal.

[Triplecast 215]

22 hours ago, stepansevs said:

Good point, i did not notice it before, that athletics is not in evening. Interesting. What about weather in LA? Will not be too hot for athletes?

The late afternoon/early evening start times for athletics and swimming is to accommodate USA

East Coast prime time.  They don't want those events starting at 11:00/midnight in New York. It was the same way in 1984. 

[KnightFrank 0]

The mystery is still the hockey schedule. I read that there definetely will be only one hockey pitch instead of two which were used at the previous games.

In the daily schedule, two sessions were listed (9.00 - 14.00 & 17.00 - 22.00) containing 2 games each.

 

If that is correct, there is space for 44 group matches (22 by gender / 11 preliminary days). But this system doesn't fit to the known procedures (2 groups of 6 or 3 groups of 4).

 

 

 

 

[Faramir 515]

It could be 3 groups of 4 but everyone advances, the first placed and the best second are ranked 1st-4th and go to quarterfinals, the other 8 teams to playoffs (5th v 12th, ..., 8th v 9th).

[Morten Jensen 20]

2 hours ago, KnightFrank said:

The mystery is still the hockey schedule. I read that there definetely will be only one hockey pitch instead of two which were used at the previous games.

In the daily schedule, two sessions were listed (9.00 - 14.00 & 17.00 - 22.00) containing 2 games each.

 

If that is correct, there is space for 44 group matches (22 by gender / 11 preliminary days). But this system doesn't fit to the known procedures (2 groups of 6 or 3 groups of 4).

 

 

 

 

Two matches did not need five hours. In the 2024-programme one match was scheduled to 1:30 hours. On Wikipedia OG 2028 are listed two venues. I think the format of competition is the same as handball: 16 days. So one of the 17 days in the schedule is a rest day.

[phelps 8,730]

as far as I know, there's still a good argument within the FIH itself on the Olympic format (IOC and LA OC are pushing for the 3 groups of 4 -like basketball, volleyball and now also waterpolo- meanwhile most of the FIH officials are against this new format)

no final decision has been taken yet and more details (including a new daily schedule adjustment) will come as soon as possible

however, it's sure that they will use only 1 pitch, no matter if there will be 4 or 6 games a day (depending on the format chosen - 9am/noon/5 & 8pm if the games are only 4, 9 & 11.15am/2 & 4.15 + 7 & 9.15pm if the games are 6)

[esube 56]

And isn't a medal on the third day of rowing a little quick?  In previous games the first medals were on day 5.

[JoshMartini007 2,864]

31 minutes ago, esube said:

And isn't a medal on the third day of rowing a little quick?  In previous games the first medals were on day 5.

It likely means at least one of 4x, 4-, or 8+ will have three consecutive days of competition or perhaps we'll have just a heat and final.

[phelps 8,730]

16 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

It likely means at least one of 4x, 4-, or 8+ will have three consecutive days of competition or perhaps we'll have just a heat and final.

given the new racing system* and the fact that there are only 7 boats, the 8+ only need 2 competition days: qualifying races + final

 

*for those who're not familiar with it yet: now the prelims are contested with timed heats (the top 12/24 advancing, depending on how many boats are competing; with 7 boats only, the top 6 advance straight to the final) and then there are no more repechage heats, but only (quarterfinals, if it's the case), semis and finals

[JoshMartini007 2,864]

3 minutes ago, phelps said:

now the prelims are contested with timed heats

That's going to lead to some controversy. At least do Top 2 and two fastest times.